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Doreen Varga - reversal |
| My name is Doreen. In July, 2002 i had a Roux-n-Y with Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (2 WLS procedures in one) and had such severe health complications that i had to be reversed in Sept, 2004. I have not only gained my life back, but i am so happy and blessed to be alive. I am only 27 yrs. old and i made an attempt to take my own life because of the hell i was going through. I vomited nearly 10 times a day for over 2 yrs. and the list of complications and deficiencies i experienced is endless. I was told that i would be placed on a feeding tube for the rest of my life. I was only 27 and living like i was a 95 yr. old woman. I know that my suffering was not in vain. It produced a fighting spirit and growth of character in me for which i do not regret. The only thing i truly regret is the boards and surgeons who mislead people into having WLS by not being upfront about the negative side to it and the vast array of complications which can and do occur on a daily basis. I only heard positive things prior to surgery and i researched it for two long years. You never know what category you'll fall into so my motto is: Caveat Emptor, in other words, Buyer Beware. God bless all who are suffering. |